❘ Published: 2024-02-26T13:03:33 ❘ Updated: 2024-02-26T13:03:44
A frustrated mom left viewers divided on TikTok as she showed the note she left for her daughter’s teacher after they made a comment about her food.
Caroline (pezzi.shop) took to TikTok to share that her young daughter had arrived home one day saying her teacher told her that she had to eat her “good” foods before her “bad” foods.
According to Caroline, the three-year-old couldn’t eat her sandwich and cucumbers before her cookie, which goes against what the mom tries to teach her toddler about food neutrality.
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“In this moment, I felt a little frustrated by the antiquated instruction from the teacher, but I responded saying, ‘Well that’s silly. There are no good foods or bad foods. Food is just food’,” Caroline explained in the caption of the clip.
The frustrated mother then decided to take matters into her own hands by leaving a handwritten note for the teacher. She wrote: “Hi! Evelyn has our permission to eat lunch in any order she chooses. None of her foods are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ – they are just food! Thanks! Caroline & Joey.”
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Viewers in the comments were divided on whether this was the right approach to take, with some criticizing the mom.
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“I’m sure the teacher wasn’t trying to be cruel … maybe you could have talked to the teacher instead of a passive aggressive note on your three-year-old’s lunch,” one user commented.
“There is a reason that child goes to that preschool, a reason why this lady is a teacher, and a reason why she checks if they are eating or what. It is her job…” another said.
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However, most people sided with Caroline, and agreed that there was no such thing as “good” and “bad” food. “As a former teacher, my thought was the parents packed their kid’s lunch with the intent they eat it; in whatever order or amount!” one person wrote.
“The narrative of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ food can actually encourage harmful eating habits to develop,” another added. “Good for you for saying something! I would be happy if my child ate the food, in any order,” a third shared.
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